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My Never Ending List
My Never Ending List rated it 6 years ago
As I read about Dewey, I thought about the cats that I have had over the years. Dewey playfulness, his curiosity and the way he seemed to read the emotions of others, sounded like some of my own furry friends that I have had. He had somehow landed in the perfect spot many years ago, finding his fore...
YA Fanatic
YA Fanatic rated it 10 years ago
A quick and cute read. Librarians, cat lovers, and book readers will love this cute cat read. It's fast paced and sure to make you smile. Dewey was found in the book drop one very cold day in Iowa by the branch manager, Vicki. Quickly enough he becomes the library cat, known and loved by most patr...
Sheila's Reads
Sheila's Reads rated it 10 years ago
Fascinating look at the men who hunted and found stolen art works stolen by the Nazis during WWII. Each chapter deals with a different day and a different momuments man as they searched for clues, lists, hiding places, repositories of the art work hoping to get it before it is moved or destroyed. I ...
Just Another Reader
Just Another Reader rated it 10 years ago
On April 15, 2013, I was sitting at my office which is about a half hour from Boston. My then fiancé (now husband) and I had spent the weekend looking at houses and had put an offer in on one the night before. Next thing I know, I get a call from him. He had been down cheering on people at the mar...
Denise
Denise rated it 10 years ago
To safeguard these things will show respect for the beliefs and customs of all men and will bear witness that these things belong not only to a particular people but also to the heritage of mankind. I am always interested in learning more about WWII, specifically about the people that risked their ...
Summer Reading Project, BookLikes Satellite
In every big disaster movie, when the aliens invade and blow up Paris or a volcano wipes out a city in Italy, my first fleeting thought is always for the art and architecture that gets destroyed before the people. I'd feel a pang when I'd read a note about a painting or a building that was destroyed...
SusannaG - Confessions of a Crazy Cat Lady
The Monuments Men covers the work of the American and British soldier-academics who did their best to save the art of western Europe from both the Nazis and the invading Allied armies. (I loved how when told how long the suggested protected Monuments list was for Normandy, the generals said 'no'; w...
Blue Cat Review
Blue Cat Review rated it 11 years ago
I saw the movie before I read the book, so I thought I knew the story. Well, I knew the underlying theme. But the book has so much more in it than the movie. Yes, the movie has larger-than-life actors doing wonderful things, and lots of action. Well, it all came from the book. It's just all compress...
Sad Books Say So Much
Sad Books Say So Much rated it 11 years ago
Like The End of Your Life Book Club, this was a book about death and dying that reminded me just how cynical and judgmental I have become. I like to say that I "lead with compassion". In my work assisting a local legislator, i have been exposed to many social issues, including dying with dignity....
Foggygirl
Foggygirl rated it 11 years ago
I knew very little about the Monuments Men and their contributions to literally saving world artistic history so this was a particularly fascinating read. The idea that approximately 300 officers/academics volunteered their time and their lives in order to save Europe's cultural identity from being...
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